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Letters Patent No. 78,753, dated Jime 9, 1868.

IMPROVED BED-BOTTOM.

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TO ALL WHOMIT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, THOMAS B. Moons and Gnnnnrr DE Bow, of -Bridesburg in the county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bed-Bottoms; -andwe do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled .in the art to` make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification. Y

This invention relates to an improved manner of covering the padded slats of bed-bottoms, and joining the slats together by the covering, and securing the covering to the slats. Also, an improved manner ofjoining the frame together, and also an improvement in the means of suspending the slats upon the springs, and in the manner of supporting the springs on the rail of the frame. In the drawings- Figure 2 represents a-,plain view of a bed-bottom with our improvements.

Figure 1, asection of the same, on the the line a' x of iig. 2; and

Figure 3, a detached portion of the frame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the frame B, the slats, which are padded and covered with cloth, C. The rails B are grooved on their edges, and the cloth secured to them by passing the end into the outside groove of the end or side slat,

which groove is then filled by a strip of wood being forced into the said groove over the cloth, and secured byr tacks, screws, or in any other suitable manner. The strip of cloth is then drawn over the 'stuiiing, and secured to the other edge of the slat in the same manner; the edgesbeing tacked to the s lat across the same from side to side. The cloth covering is then continued to the next slat, and secured to it in the same mannenand thence to all the other slats, whereby they are all connected together, in consequence of which any undue lateral strain upon one slat is distributed through the whole number, and a less injurious effect results therefrom.

The manner of joining thc frame together consists inproviding the end rails on the lower sides with the metallic plates provided with the lips CZ d, and the right-angled iiange di, and with the buttons e, at each end on the upper face. The ends ofthe rails are then halved together,'and the lower face of the side rail provided with notches for the lips d1 of the plate D, when the ends of the side rails, being let -into the recesses between the ends o'f end rails and the short portion of the right-angled ila'nge cl2 and the buttons a turned over them, the frame is rigidlyjoined together, but in a manner to be easily detached if desired. I

E represents malleable-iron saddles, provided with reduced central portions S, whereby they are attached to the hooked portions of the springsl F, and with the right-angled projections f2 at the ends.

The slats are provided with vertical grooves On1eacli edge, near each end, to iit the said projections of the saddles. When-the latter have been hooked to the springs, the projections are turned upward, and the slats connected to them by forcing the said projections `into thc grooves, which are purposely made to tit tightly.

While the slats may be readily disconnected from the saddles by raising them up, they cannot become disconnected in their natural use, the pressure on vthem being in a downward direction; the side walls of the recesses in the slats maintaining the saddles always in a vertical position by their action on the projections]c2 of the saddles.

The improvement in the manner of supporting the springs on the rails consists in supporting the ends of the shaft, around which the springs are wound, in brackets or bearings G placed loosely on the frame, and maintaining them in their proper position on the rail by extending the ends of the spring through vertical holes in the rails by the sides of the said brackets, which i'orms a very simple and durable connection', and which may be readily detached.

We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The slats B of a bed-bottom, joined together by a continuous webbing, C, which also serves as the covering for the padding, substantially as and for thc purpose described.

2. VThe covering for the slats of bed-bottoms, secured to the slats by means ofthe grooves in the edges of the slats, and the strips fastened therein, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The rails of a. bed-bottom frame joined together by means of the metallic plate D, having the several lips and flanges described, and the button a, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the slats B and springs F, of the saddle E, substantallr as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination7 vwith the springs and the rails, ofthe rod upon which the springs are wound, provided with the movable brackets Gr.l and arranged in the said combination substantially as and forthe purpose described.

` THOMAS -B. MOORE, GARRETT DE BOW..

Witnesses:

J; H. CoMLY, CHAS. S. LIvEznY. 

